Nick Saban is letting Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer run the ship as the Crimson Tide prepare for a bowl game rematch with Michigan.

Nick Saban didn’t mince words about Alabama‘s 19-13 loss to Michigan in Tuesday’s ReliaQuest Bowl. But, while acknowledging the multiple head-scratching turnovers by Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe in the first quarter,

DeBoer and the Tide just missed out on the College Football Playoff, and closed out the year with a bummer of a loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl. In the meantime, DeBoer has been trying to stem losses to the transfer portal while also trying to bring in his own transfers and build out his recruiting classes.

This story has been updated to add new information related to the postponement of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban revealed his picks and prediction

When the close struck 0:00 at Raymond James Stadium on New Year's Eve, not only did it mark the end of the ReliaQuest Bowl

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer isn't on the "hot seat" entering the 2025 college football season, though that could quickly change if things trend south in Tuscaloosa next fall. DeBoer had a fairly decent debut season at Alabama by most standards.

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer stands to lose a lot if the Crimson Tide were to miss the College Football Playoff again in 2025.